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Nokia recently announced the new Nokia 701 smartphone at an event in Mumbai, India. It is the company’s first handset, which runs on the latest Symbian Belle Operating System. Last week, we already posted that Nokia 701 is unofficially available for purchase at online retailers such as Indiaplaza. Now, the company has officially released the device for its loyal customers in India.

The Indian smartphone market is growing at an exponential rate. Consumers today are looking for differentiators that go beyond multi-tasking and processor speed. With our latest range of smartphones on Symbian Belle, we are introducing a path-breaking technology in the form of Just Tap’ with NFC,” said D Shivakumar, managing director, Nokia India.

Other features include a 3.5mm headset jack, stereo FM radio with RDS, GPS with A-GPS, 3G connectivity, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, 512 MB RAM, 1 GB ROM, 8 GB internal memory, microSD card slot, 32 GB expandable memory, up to 71 hrs music playback time, up to 504 hrs stand-by time, up to 6hrs 45min talk-time and a 1300 mAh battery.

Nokia 701 comes with a price-tag of Rs.18,999 (approx.$390) in India. This handset is available in different 2 colors Silver Light and Steel Dark. You can get this device at your nearest retailer or any Nokia Priority stores in India.

Last month Nokia announced the new Nokia 701 smartphone. It is the first handset to feature the new Symbian Belle Operating System. This handset looks quite similar to the popular Nokia C7 smartphone. It comes with a 3.5-inch IPS-LCD display, 1 GHz processor, 8 GB internal memory and more. Nokia 701 is scheduled to release on September 28 in India, but if you can’t wait for next couple of days, then you can go ahead and buy this device online. Indiaplaza, a popular online retailer in India is already selling this device, even before it has been officially launched in India.

Other features include a 3.5mm headset jack, stereo FM radio with RDS, GPS with A-GPS, Bluetooth 3.0 with EDR, microUSB, 512 MB RAM, 1 GB ROM, 8 GB internal memory, microSD card slot, 32 GB expandable memory, up to 504 hrs stand-by time, up to 6hrs 45min talk-time, up to 71 hrs music playback time and a 1300 mAh battery.

This handset is available in 2 colors – Silver Light and Steel Dark. Nokia 701 is expected to come with a price tag of Rs.18,999, but you can get this device for just Rs.16,999 (approx. $440). Indiaplaza will ship the device within 2 business days. You will also get a 1 year Nokia Warranty, along with the purchase of this device. To get this device, head over to this page at Indiaplaza

Along with the Nokia 700, the Finnish handset maker also announced the Nokia 701. Like the 700, the Nokia 701 also runs on the latest version of Symbian, Belle.

Nokia states that the 701 features the brightest display in the world. The 701 sports a 3.5-inch IPS-LCD with CBD technology. It is protected by the renowned Coring’s Gorilla Glass. The display has a disappointing nHD (360×640) resolution, like all other Symbian^3 devices. Under the hood, the Nokia 701 is powered by a 1GHz processor and packs a new faster GPU. According to Nokia, this GPU is up to four times faster than the GPU found in the current generation of Nokia’s Symbian handsets.

The handset features a pentaband radio, Wi-Fi, GPS with A-GPS, Bluetooth, FM Radio, 3.5mm audio jack, NFC and a microSD card slot along with 8GB of internal memory. The usual arrays of sensor are also present.

The back of the 701 sports an 8MP EDoF camera, with dual-LED flash. There is also a front-facing video camera for video calling. Like the Nokia 700, the 701 will be available sometime in Q3 of 2011. The handset will be available in a variety of colors including steel dark, silver light, amethyst violet, and white.